When The Bottle Rockets hit the
scene in the mid-90’s, the world wasn't quite sure what to do with them. With
their punk- rock pedigrees and arena-rock energy, their
tougher-than-Springsteen storytelling and their romantic hearts sewn bare on
their denim sleeves, the pride of Festus, MO confounded musical generalities as
they laid waste to clubs across the Midwest and then, soon enough, the nation.“Brian Henneman masterfully sets the scene with ‘Bad Time To Be An
Outlaw,’ the pivotal track on the record.He tells the truth when he sings how Carrie Underwood doesn’t record
real country music. ‘But she can afford when shit breaks down,’ Henneman also
adds, ruefully. Bottle Rockets must live on a low budget because they
can’t in good conscience make the sort of faux-country music exemplified by
Underwood and Thomas Rhett (another artist dissed in the song). The music this band
excels at is the honest, vulnerable and messy; a type that doesn’t usually go
over well in prim and proper modern Nashville.Lyrically, ‘Bad Time….’ may be justifiably snarky, but the oddly named
‘Saxophone,’ in contrast, is a sweet breakup song that details all the things
one man likes to do without his (soon to be) significant other. And where ‘Bad Time….” is chugging twang,
‘Saxophone’ is quietly meditative. It’s also sincere, sensitive and heartfelt.
‘Human Perfection’ includes just enough cowbell, and speaks of human
foibles, as well as those rare cases of human perfection – such as when a
favorite artist records the perfect song. Carrie Underwood and Thomas Rhett
fans likely won’t appreciate ‘Bit Logic’. Most of them would rather sing
bumper sticker-ready choruses repeatedly, than expose themselves to Bottle
Rockets’ sometimes uncomfortable vulnerability. They don’t know realize its
human imperfections that give people character, and Bottle Rockets reveal
plenty of recognizable character through their music.The title track longs for a more organic
life. Nevertheless, Henneman knows the world is becoming more and more of a
technologically advanced society. Over a bass-heavy, Waylon Jennings-inspired
groove, Henneman sings, ‘You best be looking out the windshield not the
mirror/To figure out the way to go from here.’ Bottle Rockets might have an eye
towards the future, but it’s the strong, time-tested traditional country
musical values applied to ‘Bit Logic’ that make it such a likeable album.” –
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